Moths of the Month (Adult Macros)
The National Moth Recording Scheme's database has records for each of the species for a vice county for a given month. The photographs are taken from the Scottish County Moth Recorders' Voucher Archive. If the Archive has a photo of the species for the Vice County then that will be shown, otherwise a photo from another Scottish VC will display.
A simple algorithm has been used to provide an indication of abundance of the species in that month (not of its abundance generally) for records since January 2000. This has been based on the number of records (not the counts within records) that the moth has for that month in that VC compared to the
total counts for that VC in that month for all species. Some inappropriate categories may therefore be shown, but any species with 'Very Unusual, or for beginners 'Unusual' against them should be checked with your CMR.
Common Swift
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Chinese Character
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Scarce Tissue
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Muslin Moth
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Burnet Companion
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)